What's Alan Watching? (Page 326)

There's such a fine line between stupid and clever...

...and "The O.C." has been on the wrong side of it all season. Two years ago, last night's episode would have been filled with meta

By Alan Sepinwall

/ 13 Jan 2006

Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence...

...so what the hell is five times? Ever since I recovered from the car accident, one of my goals has been to get back in shape and not look quite

By Alan Sepinwall

/ 12 Jan 2006

Open thread: Scrubs and The Shield

Since I watched the season's first four episodes of both "Scrubs" and "The Shield" in one great clump a few weeks ago, it'

By Alan Sepinwall

/ 11 Jan 2006

It's better than Irwin...

I used to think there was no activity more boring than sitting around an airport during a flight delay. After watching last night's "House," I know

By Alan Sepinwall

/ 11 Jan 2006

Danes' Dames

It usually takes critics about a week of press tour before they lose their marbles (which means I'm going to get my head bit off a few dozen

By Alan Sepinwall

/ 10 Jan 2006

More HIMYM hijinks

While we're on the subject of "How I Met Your Mother," a couple of other thoughts: 1)Whoever's responsible for Barney's Blog

By Alan Sepinwall

/ 10 Jan 2006

Lazy, but not free

Another big acquisition for the iTunes store: current and classic "Saturday Night Live" sketches for $1.99 a pop, plus a bunch of the "Best of"

By Alan Sepinwall

/ 10 Jan 2006

How we met their mother?

First up, links du jour: my review of "The Shield" (I'll have more spoiler-y discussion tomorrow), and a mailbag column about Dick Clark, "Arrested Development&

By Alan Sepinwall

/ 10 Jan 2006

His name is Leo and he dances on the sand

So let's see... HBO has the lights off until March, "Grey's Anatomy" was a clip show, continuing to avoid "Desperate Housewives" was

By Alan Sepinwall

/ 9 Jan 2006

Links now, reviews later

My review of "Country Boys" is up, as is a column where Matt reviews "Emily's Reasons Why Not" and I review "Jake in

By Alan Sepinwall

/ 9 Jan 2006

Just two good young boys

Still basking in the warm, relieved glow of finding out the answer to the vending machine gag mystery. Today's links: my review of the return of "Battlestar

By Alan Sepinwall

/ 5 Jan 2006

And the heavens open up

I asked a half a dozen TV critics about that "Office" vending machine gag, asked at least as many friends who are as obsessed with pop culture as

By Alan Sepinwall

/ 5 Jan 2006